Posen new vice-president and commercial director at Walker

Walker has appointed Julia Posen to the newly-created position of executive vice-president and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Ayrey Burnett, executive director of the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association since 2010, has stepped down, effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Steve Fischer, NEIBA Executive Director, to Retire

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Napack appointed Wiley president and c.e.o.

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Publicist Fiona Murphy becomes editorial director of PRH Ireland

Fiona Murphy, currently publicity director at Penguin Random House Ireland, is joining Transworld/Doubleday Ireland from 1st January in the role of editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Helen Lewis joins Pavilion as creative director

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Bloomsbury signs book on Trump's 'first years as president'

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VICE has broad appeal for Octopus

Octopus imprint Cassell is to publish a feminist series by Zing Tsjeng, UK editor of VICE.com's women’s interest channel Broadly. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Walker's turnover and operating profit soar

Walker Books' turnover soared by more than a fifth last year, up from £59m in 2015 to £72m in 2016, due to “growth in overseas markets”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Clare's Shadowhunter short stories to Walker

Walker Books will publish a new collection of short stories from American YA author Cassandra Clare featuring characters from the bestselling Shadowhunter world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Australian Wonder Woman comic book artist tells Avatar director to calm down

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Shaw becomes Viney Agency director

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Former US president Bill Clinton's political thriller coming to a screen near you

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Agent Mackenzie Smith made S&S picture book editorial director

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